Overview

• The measure drew 126 votes in favor, 7 against and 5 abstentions after a more than 14-hour session that ended near 3 a.m.
• Menem required 129 affirmative votes under Article 75(3) of the Constitution, treating the proposal as one needing a special majority.
• Opposition leaders Germán Martínez and Nicolás Massot rejected that threshold, noting the Senate had not applied it and arguing the bill returned resources to provinces.
• Five Left Front deputies abstained, the Civic Coalition voted against, and absences by lawmakers tied to governors Osvaldo Jaldo, Alberto Weretilneck and Gustavo Sáenz helped sink the initiative.
• The proposal would have dissolved several national trust funds and reshaped fuel-tax sharing, including 57.02% for provinces and 28.69% for the social security system.